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Echoes
GenreDrama
Created byVanessa Gazy
Starring
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes7
Production
Executive producers
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time47-55 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkNetflix
Release19 August 2022 (2022-08-19)

Echoes (stylized as ECHO∃S) is an Australian drama television miniseries that premiered on Netflix on 19 August 2022.

Synopsis

The miniseries is a mystery thriller about identical twins Leni and Gina, who share a dangerous secret: They have secretly swapped lives since they were children, culminating in a double life as adults where they share two homes, two husbands, and a child. Their world is thrown into disarray when one of the twins goes missing.[1][2]

Cast

Main

Recurring

  • Tyner Rushing as Maria Czerny McCleary
  • Madison Abbott as a Young Leni McCleary
  • Victoria Abbott as a Young Gina McCleary
  • Clayton Royal Johnson as a Young Dylan James
  • Alise Willis as Meg
  • Maddie Nichols as Natasha
  • Lucy Hammond as a Young Claudia McCleary
  • Onye Eme-Akwari as Beau McMillan
  • Lauren H. Davis as Liss

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten by [3]Original release date [4]
1"Home"Kat CandlerVanessa GazyAugust 19, 2022 (2022-08-19)

Gina Mccleary calls her identical twin, Leni, several times as well as Leni's husband, Jack, but doesn't hear from either of them for thirty-six whole hours. She gets a call late in the evening from Jack who tells her that Leni is missing, having possibly been abducted, and someone broke into their stable and released the horses.

Leni and Gina share a video diary which they use to talk to each other. Gina flies to Mt. Echo, Leni's hometown. Several clips from a seemingly normal childhood play followed by a flashback of one of the twins visiting the other in a hospital bed. Gina arrives at Leni and Jack's home to find a search party looking for Leni. She enters the house and meets Natasha, the babysitter Jack hired for his and Leni's daughter, Mathilda (Mattie). Gina is confused as she finds out Leni neglected to mention several important things in their diary. As dark falls, the search party is called off and Sheriff Floss and Deputy Martinez leave. Gina notices a man who was not part of the search party getting into a pickup truck.

-Gina returns to her girlhood home where her ailing elderly father Victor and wheelchair user younger sister Claudia live, and goes to her and Leni's bedroom. A flashback shows Leni and Gina with their cancer-stricken mother, Maria, who gives them charm bracelets: A lion on Leni's bracelet and a dove on Gina's, in reference to each of their polar opposite personalities. In the background, their sister Claudia sees she is excluded. In the present, Gina discovers a doll in her room is missing a head and arms. Gina is upset and decides to stay at a hotel called "the Riverside".

Gina finds an arm from her doll shoved in a hiding place at the bottom of a tree. The doll has a makeshift charm bracelet. A flashback shows their mother Maria's funeral. A young Gina and Leni are at the casket while their younger sister Claudia and father sit in the pews behind them. Gina is crying, whereas Leni remains stoic.

As the search party gets ready the following morning, Leni's horse returns with blood on it's neck. The search party finds another horse at the bottom of a cliff. It had been shot. Also, it was observed that it's microchip had been previouly cut out. Gina later talks to Jack who tells her that he had to hire Natasha to cover for Leni who is barely around. Gina remembers when she and Leni ran away together after their mother's funeral. Mattie tells Gina that Leni has gone missing other times but not for this long. She tells Auntie Gina that the mother in her doll house is dead.

Gina calls her husband, Charlie, who offers to fly out but Gina convinces him not to. Gina falls asleep in her and Leni's bed. Another flashback shows several clips from their girlhood, including one where Gina talks to Leni about getting in trouble for Leni's actions due to mistaken identity due to them being identical twins. Gina wakes up and takes several items from Leni's jewelry box. She also finds two more doll hands, one with Leni's charm bracelet. A brief flashback shows the young twins hiding in a cave. Gina goes to that cave where she finds an outfit of Leni's with a doll head. A brief flashback shows the twins running away from a burning church. Leni tells Gina they have to switch.

In the present, Gina finds a note in a book left by the clothes, wishing her a happy birthday and telling her she now gets both lives but has to choose which. Flashbacks show the twins at various ages, ending with the previous year when they agree to swap lives for a year. We discover that the Gina we have been following throughout the episode is actually Leni, who has been playing the part of Gina while the person we thought was the missing Leni is actually Gina. Leni (previously thought to be Gina) dresses in the clothes of Gina (previously thought to be Leni) and heads back towards the house. She hits herself in the head with a rock. The next morning she returns to the farm. In a voice-over from the journal she tells Gina she has not played this part (the part of Leni, her true identiy) since last year. True Leni hugs her grateful daughter Mathilda.
2"Birthday"Kat CandlerVanessa GazyAugust 19, 2022 (2022-08-19)
3"Party"Li LuBrian YorkeyAugust 19, 2022 (2022-08-19)
4"Body"Li LuQuinton PeeplesAugust 19, 2022 (2022-08-19)
5"Gina"Anna MastroJulie Hébert and Mimi Won TechentinAugust 19, 2022 (2022-08-19)
6"Fire"Anna MastroQuinton Peeples & M. K. MaloneAugust 19, 2022 (2022-08-19)
7"Falls"Valerie WeissQuinton Peeples & Vanessa GazyAugust 19, 2022 (2022-08-19)

Production

Echoes was created and written by Vanessa Gazy, who will also co-executive produce with Brian Yorkey, Quinton Peeples and Imogen Banks of EndemolShine Banks Australia. Yorkey and Peeples will both serve as showrunners.[5] Michelle Monaghan is set to star.[6] Matt Bomer added to the cast in a lead role.[7] Daniel Sunjata added to the cast in a lead role.[8] Ali Stroker, Karen Robinson and Rosanny Zayas added to the cast as series regulars.[9] In October 2021, Michael O'Neill, Celia Weston, Gable Swanlund, Tyner Rushing, Hazel Mason, Ginger Mason, Alise Willis, Maddie Nichols and Jonathan Tucker were added to the cast.[10][11] The series premiered on 19 August 2022.[4]

Filming took place in Wilmington, North Carolina.[12]

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, Echoes has an overall approval rating of 25% with an average score of 4.9/10 based on 16 reviews, with the site's consensus being, "Double the Michelle Monaghan should be a winning proposition, but Echoes is a resounding misfire whose promise grows fainter with each silly twist."[13]

References

  1. ^ Dela Paz, Maggie (29 June 2021). "Brian Yorkey's Psychological Thriller Echoes Gets Series Order at Netflix". comingsoon.net. Mandatory. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (29 June 2021). "'Echoes' Mystery Thriller Limited Series Ordered By Netflix Under Overall Deal With Brian Yorkey". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Echoes". Writers Guild of America West. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b Bentley, Jean; Tao, Phillipe (26 July 2022). "Michelle Monaghan Is Double Trouble in the 'Echoes' Trailer". Netflix Tudum. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  5. ^ Knox, David (30 June 2021). "Echoes, new local thriller for Netflix". TV Tonight. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  6. ^ Petski, Denise (22 July 2021). "Michelle Monaghan To Play Dual Lead Roles In Netflix's 'Echoes' Limited Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  7. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (29 July 2021). "Matt Bomer To Star In 'Echoes' Netflix Limited Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  8. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (10 August 2021). "Daniel Sunjata To Star In 'Echoes' Netflix Limited Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  9. ^ Petski, Denise (12 August 2021). "Ali Stroker, Karen Robinson & Rosanny Zayas Join 'Echoes' Netflix Limited Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  10. ^ Petski, Denise (15 October 2021). "Michael O'Neill & Celia Weston To Co-Star In 'Echoes' Netflix Limited Series, Five More Cast". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  11. ^ Petski, Denise (18 October 2021). "'Echoes': Jonathan Tucker To Co-Star in Netflix Limited Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  12. ^ PCD Live Briefs (27 October 2021). "Netflix's 'Echoes' sets up in two Wilmington locations Wednesday". Port City Daily. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Echoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
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